6.5% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mulgrave · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Mulgrave
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Mulgrave, where 16.3% of workers are in this field. The local workforce is slightly more likely to be employed full-time than the national figure, though unemployment here is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has stayed steady since 2011. While 60.2% of people have full-time jobs, the unemployment rate is 6.5%, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures.
62.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the most common industries for residents are retail trade at 10.7%, construction at 10.1%, and education and training at 9.0%. Public administration and safety also employ 7.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.0%. Other common roles include professionals at 15.5%, community and personal service workers at 14.6%, and clerical and administrative staff at 13.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30060/mulgrave/topic/employment